The new year is nearly upon us with that in mind we over here at U.turn would like to announce COLONY, our January exhibition.

COLONY to open on January 2nd at U · turn

January 2-30th, 2010
Opening reception: Saturday, January 2nd, 7:00-10:00 pm

U · turn begins the new year with COLONY, a group exhibit featuring the work of Adam Longbonz, Travis Meinolf, and two collaborative groups - Maidens of the Cosmic Body Running and Tenthaus. Maidens is an ongoing collaborative project initiated by Cincinnati base artists Denise Burge and Lisa Siders. Tenthaus is a performance art duo comprised of Abby Cornelius and Wyatt Niehaus.

COLONY looks at how cultural identity is revised, stereotyped and mythologized. Mining their own personal and societal histories, the exhibiting artists construct art practices that exchange summarized accounts of America, western expansion and the dynamics of community for abstractions, conflations and sly fantasies. Along with reaching for a "complete" account of who we are, where we came from and what we should be doing, the exhibition as a whole suggests that multiple fictions can lend a hand to "truly" knowing ourselves as a culture. This project itself and how these different practitioners come together in the space is an exercise in fluid identity.

Stay tuned to the blog for updates including posts about the artists involved in this upcoming show!